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Austria bans palm oil biofuel

Dec 18, 2020 Good news for tropical rainforests: As of July 1, 2021, Austria will no longer be counting fuel containing palm oil toward its renewable energy targets.

Effendi Buhing from Kinipan and Safrudin Mahendra of Save Our Borneo

Petition delivered – will Kinipan forest on Borneo be saved?

Dec 2, 2020 Save our Borneo has delivered our petition to indigenous leader Effendi Buhing, who will personally present it to Indonesian policymakers and business representatives.

Satellite image of deforestation – Tamshiyacu, Peru

Peruvian cocoa company ordered to restore rainforest

Nov 5, 2020 The cocoa company Tamshi SAC is threatening to sue Peru in an arbitration court after being ordered to close plantations that it cut into the rainforest.

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Uganda’s Kafuga Forest is safe!

Nov 4, 2020 Tea plantation operators will not be allowed into Uganda's Kafuga Forest. A court has put a stop to destruction by plantations.

Fire in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

Mercosur free trade: European Parliament delivers a firm rebuke

Oct 22, 2020 European Parliament rejects free trade agreement with South American Mercosur countries for lack of protection for the climate, biodiversity and indigenous rights

Oil palm plantation, Borneo, Indonesia

Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day

Oct 22, 2020 Nestlé has failed to keep its promise that the palm oil it uses will be free of deforestation and human rights abuses by 2020.

Water pollution due to nickel smelting

The dark side of Tesla: gigafactories need gigamines

Oct 9, 2020 The CEO of the electric car manufacturer Tesla is encouraging the global mining of nickel – around 32 kg are needed for the batteries of a single mid-range car.

Aerial view of the tropical island Saona with coconut palms and turquoise Caribbean sea

Dominican Republic: activists prevent luxury resort in protected area

Sep 29, 2020 A coalition of environmental organizations in the Dominican Republic successfully prevented the construction of a luxury resort bordering Cotubanamá National Park.

Fire in Amazonia

EU-Mercosur free trade: fueling the (forest) fire

Sep 13, 2020 A free trade agreement between the EU and the South American Mercosur alliance is a threat to humans, nature and the climate. But it’s not too late to stop it.

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Indigenous people behind bars, smooth sailing for palm oil industry

Sep 3, 2020 In Kinipan, Borneo, the police arrested six indigenous men, including their traditional leader Effendi Buhing, for protesting against land grabbing and deforestation.

Matek surveying a forest

Covid lockdown not stopping Matek’s conservation work

Sep 2, 2020 While the world focuses on Covid-19, nature is being left wide open to exploitation. Activists like Matek Geram are going the extra mile to protect the rainforests.

Indigenous Suku Anak Dalam with Feri Irawan in Jambi, Sumatra

Coal road to slash through Sumatra’s protected Hutan Harapan forest

Aug 30, 2020 Indonesia has authorized a road through the protected Hutan Harapan forest. Transporting coal apparently takes priority over protecting nature and the climate.

Gorilla in Ebo Forest, Cameroon

Cameroon suspends logging plans in Ebo Forest!

Aug 13, 2020 Cameroon has put its decision to open Ebo Forest for logging on ice – local communities and wildlife can breathe easier – Rainforest Rescue’s petition remains active

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Global Witness issues alarming report on human rights defenders killed in 2019

Jul 31, 2020 Human rights NGO Global Witness recorded the highest number of land and environmental activists murdered in a single year

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Situation of western chimpanzees deteriorating dramatically

Jul 19, 2020 According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, western chimpanzees are on a trajectory toward extinction unless drastic measures are taken immediately.

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Rest in peace, Rainforest Rescue founder Reinhard Behrend

Jun 8, 2020 Reinhard Behrend passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020. The driving force behind Rainforest Rescue, he dedicated his life to the preservation of nature.

Anti-mining march in Esquel, Argentina, May 4, 2020

Global solidarity with communities, indigenous peoples and workers at risk from mining pandemic profiteers

Jun 2, 2020 A new analysis supported by over 300 organizations condemns the four main ways in which multinational mining companies are profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deforestation for PT Digoel Agri oil palm plantation in Papua

Papua's forests face an unparalleled assault

Mar 25, 2020 More than a quarter million hectares of forest are being clear-cut in Papua for the largest oil palm plantation in the world.

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Protest kills tar sands mine!

Feb 26, 2020 A massive tar sands mine project in Canada has been abandoned.The project became unfeasible because of resistance against it and the debate about climate protection.

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